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April 2021: Reducing Adoles...

04.01.2021

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Karen L. Bierman, Ph.D., about her article on reducing adolescent psychopathology in socioeconomically disadvantaged children with a preschool intervention (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030343).

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04.01.2021 April 2021: Reducing Adolescent Psychopathology in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Karen L. Bierman, Ph.D., about her article on reducing adolescent psychopathology in socioeconomically disadvantaged children with a preschool intervention (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030343).
03.01.2021 March 2021: Psychiatry Diversity Leadership in Academic Medicine Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Ayana Jordan, M.D., Ph.D., and Christina Mangurian, M.D., M.A.S., about their article on psychiatry diversity leadership in academic medicine (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20091371).
02.01.2021 February 2021: Maternal Psychological Resilience and Newborn Telomere Length Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Glenn Verner, M.P.H., and Sonja Entringer, Ph.D., about their article on the relationship between maternal psychological resilience during pregnancy and newborn telomere length (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101003).
01.01.2021 January 2021: Brain Activation and Symptom Reduction in OCD Following CBT Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Luke J. Norman, Ph.D., and Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D., about their article examining whether brain activity is associated with treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy in adolescents and adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and whether any ...
12.01.2020 December 2020: Year in Review Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with American Journal of Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief Ned H. Kalin, M.D., and Deputy Editor Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., about the Journal’s response to COVID-19; strategies to combat racism, social injustice, and health care inequities (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20071051); research ...
11.01.2020 November 2020: Brain Responses During Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Sara K. Blaine, Ph.D., and Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., about their article on the use of brain imaging in the evaluation of drinking outcomes during early outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070703).
10.01.2020 October 2020: Burnout and Depression Among Psychiatrists Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Constance Guille, M.D., and Richard F. Summers, M.D., about their article on the prevalence of burnout and depressive symptoms among North American psychiatrists (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19090901). A related commentary on burnout by Dr. Summers also is ...
09.01.2020 September 2020: Callous-Unemotional Traits and Gun Violence Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Emily Robertson, M.A., and Paul Frick, Ph.D., about their article on the role that callous-unemotional traits have in the risk for gun carrying and gun use during a crime (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19080861).
08.01.2020 August 2020: Hormonal Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Jennifer Dwyer, M.D., Ph.D., and Awais Aftab, M.D., about the physiology of three major endocrine systems and about the evidence for hormone-based interventions in the treatment of major depressive disorder (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19080848).
07.01.2020 July 2020: Association Between the Use of Cannabis and Physical Violence in Youths Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Stéphane Potvin, Ph.D., and Alexandre Dumais, M.D., Ph.D., about their meta-analysis investigating the association between cannabis use and violence, and, more specifically, the perpetration of any type of physical violence by adolescents and young ...
06.01.2020 June 2020: Sleep Patterns in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Katherine MacDuffie, Ph.D., and Annette Estes, Ph.D., about their longitudinal neuroimaging study examining associations between sleep difficulties and developmental trajectories among infants who go on to develop autism spectrum disorder (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19060666).
05.01.2020 May 2020: Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Collin Reiff, M.D., and William McDonald, M.D., about their evidence-based summary of the literature on the clinical application of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric disorders (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010035).
04.01.2020 April 2020: Incidence of Psychotic Experiences From Childhood to Adulthood, and Prediction of Psychotic Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Sarah A. Sullivan, Ph.D., and Stanley Zammit, Ph.D., about their research on the incidence, course, and outcome of psychotic experiences from childhood through early adulthood in the general population, and the prediction of psychotic ...
03.01.2020 March 2020: Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Damiaan Denys, M.D., Ph.D., and Ilse Graat, M.D., about their research on the tolerability and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.
02.01.2020 February 2020: Adverse Outcomes Following Buprenorphine Discontinuation Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Arthur Robin Williams, M.D., M.B.E., and Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., about their research on adverse health outcomes following discontinuation of buprenorphine among Medicaid beneficiaries who were retained for variable periods beyond 6 months.
01.01.2020 January 2020: Maternal Bacterial Infection and Offspring Psychosis Risk Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Younga H. Lee, Ph.D., and Stephen L. Buka, Sc.D., about their research on the association between maternal bacterial infection during pregnancy and risk for psychotic disorders in offspring.
12.01.2019 December 2019: Dimensions of Psychopathology and Brain Structure Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Antonia Kaczkurkin, Ph.D., and Theodore Satterthwaite, M.D., about their research on how different measures of brain structure (cortical thickness and volume) in youths are associated with various dimensions of psychopathology.
11.01.2019 November 2019: CBD for the Reduction of Craving and Anxiety in Heroin Use Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., about her research on the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) to reduce cue-induced craving and anxiety, two critical features of addiction that often contribute to relapse and continued drug use, in drug-abstinent ...
10.01.2019 October 2019: Cognitive Change in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Abraham Reichenberg, Ph.D., about his research on cognitive decline after the first episode of schizophrenia and other psychoses.
09.01.2019 September 2019: Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Health Care Guest host Ann Thomas speaks with Jessica A. Gold, M.D., M.S., and Christina Mangurian, M.D., M.A.S., about their commentary on sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the health care workplace and on how mental health professionals can help remedy these ...
08.01.2019 August 2019: Youth Mental Health Development Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Ph.D., and Elisabeth Binder, M.D., Ph.D., about their research on predicting depression outcomes in youths and how the interaction between FKBP5, a gene involved in regulating the stress system, and early-life exposure ...
07.01.2019 July 2019: Treating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Roscoe O. Brady, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., and Mark A. Halko, Ph.D., about their research on identifying and treating a network of connectivity in the brain corresponding to negative symptom severity in schizophrenia.
06.01.2019 June 2019: Treating Adults With Anorexia Nervosa Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Evelyn Attia, M.D., about her research evaluating the benefits of olanzapine compared with placebo for adult outpatients with anorexia nervosa.
05.01.2019 May 2019: The Clinical Utility of Irritability in Major Depressive Disorder Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D., about his research evaluating the clinical utility of adding irritability to the current paradigm of measuring depressive symptom severity during the course of antidepressant treatment.
04.01.2019 April 2019: Patient Treatment Preference for PTSD Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Lori A. Zoellner, Ph.D., about her research on how patient treatment preference affects outcomes in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.
03.01.2019 March 2019: Self-Harm and Violent Crime Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd, Ph.D., about her research on risk factors of adolescents who self-harm and go on to commit violent crime compared with those who harm themselves only.
02.01.2019 February 2019 Highlights Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Patricia J. Conrod, Ph.D., about her research on the relationship between substance use and adolescent cognitive development. Deputy Editor Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D., discusses her editorial on improving our understanding of substance use ...
01.01.2019 January 2019 Highlights This month, Ned Kalin, M.D., begins his term as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Speaking with Executive Editor Michael Roy, Dr. Kalin outlines his vision for his tenure and discusses the kinds of research that will appear in the Journal (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18111286). ...
12.01.2018 December 2018 Highlights Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Robert Freedman, M.D., reflects on his tenure as Editor of the Journal (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18091108). Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews research on the management of vascular depression (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18050568), the use of prazosin for alcohol use disorder (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17080913), and how maternal ...
11.01.2018 November 2018 Highlights This month, host Ann Thomas talks with Alan S. Brown, M.D., M.P.H., about his research on the association of maternal insecticide levels with autism (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101129), and on maternal immune activation and neuropsychiatric illness (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17121311). Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews research ...
10.01.2018 October 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy talks with Jill E. Bormann, Ph.D., R.N., about her research on "mantram" repetition therapy to treat PTSD in veterans (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611). Other highlights: how insight affects outcome in psychotherapy (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17080847), how medications for addictive behaviors ...
09.01.2018 September 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy talks with Betsy D. Kennard, Psy.D., about her research on an inpatient intervention and smartphone app to reduce adolescent suicide attempts following hospital discharge (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101151). Other highlights: care of patients with nonepileptic seizures (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18010021); ...
08.01.2018 August 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy talks with Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E., about his research on patterns of misuse of prescription stimulant medication in the United States (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17091048). Other highlights: burnout among physicians (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17121325), whether depression causes premature aging ...
07.01.2018 July 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy talks with M. Camille Hoffman, M.D., about her research on the use of nutritional supplements in pregnancy (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17070836). Michael Roy also speaks with Daniel S. Pine, M.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal, about a ...
06.01.2018 June 2018 Highlights Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D., talks about his research on the relationship between early-life stress and later changes in DNA methylation (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060693). Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews a unique form of episodic psychosis (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17030282), health care use before an opioid-related death (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17070808), ...
05.01.2018 May 2018 Highlights This month, Kelly K. Anderson, Ph.D., talks about her research on the effectiveness of early psychosis intervention programs (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17050480). Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews early-onset dementia in a patient with 22q11 deletion syndrome and Huntington's disease (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060638), early intervention in ...
04.01.2018 April 2018 Highlights This month, Edith V. Sullivan, Ph.D., and Adolf Pfefferbaum, M.D., of Stanford University talk about their article investigating how drinking affects the development of the adolescent brain (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040469). Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews new research on how long the effects ...
03.01.2018 March 2018 Highlights This month, Philip McGuire, F.R.C.Psych., F.Med.Sci., of King’s College London, talks about his article investigating how cannabidiol, a compound in marijuana, can be used to treat schizophrenia (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17030325). Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses new research on the relationship between age-related ...
02.01.2018 February 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews research on bright light therapy for bipolar depression (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16101200), how well a single dose of ketamine reduced suicidal thoughts in patients with depression (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040472), a roadmap for understanding the neurodevelopmental origins of conditions ...
01.02.2018 January 2018 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy reviews refugee mental health issues (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17030358), exercise and the prevention of depression (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111223), cannabis use and risk of prescription opioid use disorder (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040413), and increased risk of smoking in female adolescents who had childhood ...
12.01.2017 December 2017 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses brain function and psychotherapy outcomes in patients with PTSD (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091073), transgender research from a neurocognitive angle (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060626), research results of a new drug for schizophrenia (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010122), and characteristics of resilience in bipolar disorder ...
11.01.2017 November 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses clinical genetic testing in psychiatry (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16080946), binge drinking as a possible risk factor for alcohol use disorder (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16101180), lithium versus divalproex for bipolar disorder in the elderly (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.15050657), the course of ...
10.01.2017 October 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010057), the protective effect of pregnancy on the risk for drug abuse (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091006), the relation of ovarian hormone levels to symptoms in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16101113), ...
09.01.2017 September 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses challenges in treating undocumented immigrants, long-term effects of antipsychotics in schizophrenia, whether substance use problems are associated with medications for ADHD, use of Social Security disability benefits by patients with first-episode ...
08.01.2017 August 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses smartphones for self-management in schizophrenia, behavioral interventions in buprenorphine maintenance treatment, suicide following self-harm, effects of lithium and valproate on suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder, treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders with ...
07.01.2017 July 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses psychiatric complications in primary parathyroidism with hypercalcemia, low-intensity transcranial current stimulation for psychiatric conditions, outcomes of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, brain structure and function related to suicide attempts in ...
06.01.2017 June 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses patient preference and functional connectivity of the subcallosal cingulate cortex as possible predictors of treatment response in major depression, a behavioral phenotype of autism spectrum disorder characteristic of patients with known ...
05.01.2017 May 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses antidepressant efficacy for depression in children and adolescents, morbidity and mortality related to medications for depression, possible benefits of valbenazine for tardive dyskinesia, opioid detoxification using oral naltrexone versus buprenorphine, and ...
04.01.2017 April 2017 Highlights This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses the fetal origins of mental health, the effect of methylphenidate on the risk of manic episodes in bipolar disorder, contingency management for alcohol abuse in patients with serious mental illness, computerized ...
03.01.2017 March 2017 Highlights This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses collaboration between psychiatry and obstetrics, prescription opioid use disorder during pregnancy, integrated behavioral health homes, a possible relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and low hippocampal volume in late-life depression, switch rates during lithium and ...

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American Journal of Psychiatry Audio episodes:

April 2021: Reducing Adolescent Psychopathology in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children

March 2021: Psychiatry Diversity Leadership in Academic Medicine

February 2021: Maternal Psychological Resilience and Newborn Telomere Length

January 2021: Brain Activation and Symptom Reduction in OCD Following CBT

December 2020: Year in Review

November 2020: Brain Responses During Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

October 2020: Burnout and Depression Among Psychiatrists

September 2020: Callous-Unemotional Traits and Gun Violence

August 2020: Hormonal Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder

July 2020: Association Between the Use of Cannabis and Physical Violence in Youths

June 2020: Sleep Patterns in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

May 2020: Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

April 2020: Incidence of Psychotic Experiences From Childhood to Adulthood, and Prediction of Psychotic Disorder

March 2020: Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

February 2020: Adverse Outcomes Following Buprenorphine Discontinuation

January 2020: Maternal Bacterial Infection and Offspring Psychosis Risk

December 2019: Dimensions of Psychopathology and Brain Structure

November 2019: CBD for the Reduction of Craving and Anxiety in Heroin Use Disorder

October 2019: Cognitive Change in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

September 2019: Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Health Care

August 2019: Youth Mental Health Development

July 2019: Treating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

June 2019: Treating Adults With Anorexia Nervosa

May 2019: The Clinical Utility of Irritability in Major Depressive Disorder

April 2019: Patient Treatment Preference for PTSD

March 2019: Self-Harm and Violent Crime

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